And Redknapp is demanding a third Premier League win in a row from his players for the first time since March 1995, when they beat Wimbledon, Leicester and Norwich.

He said: ‘We need the hat-trick. Last week was good because we went 1-0 down at home it can be difficult to come back in the Premier League. But we did it, so that’s encouraging, and to win at Southampton when they were bang in form was a big result too.’

QPR are bottom of the table despite losing only twice in nine games, but Redknapp believes a similar run could see them safe. ‘It’s brought us up into the pack again,’ he added.

‘If we can finish with a run like that again we’d all take that. That would give us 36 points. Again that might be enough, but it would give us a chance.’